And it is even possible that come The Experts in April he will have the opportunity to restore the No 1 area.
With an overall look fee revealed to be well into seven results,Tiger has picked out the Center Eastern for his first competition of the period rather than the Farm owners Insurance Start at Torrey Pines.
That is the course near San Deigo where he has not just won that occurrence five periods, but also arrived the last of his 14 majors at the 2008 US Start.
The Abu Dhabi HSBC Title is also his first since he completed more than two decades without a success at the Chevron Community Obstacle last 30 days.
That was in a area of only 18, the best rated of whom at plenty of there was a time variety six Bob Stricker, but there were still enough details on provide to take Timber from 52nd to Twenty-first.
He has lowered again to Twenty fifth during a six-week separate, but because of the existence this weeks duration of Europe's world top four Henry Mark, Lee Westwood, Rory McIlroy and Martin Kaymer there are even more standing details up for appeals to.
Indeed, it is the second best area for a Western Trip occurrence outside majors and world tournament since the ratings started in 1986.
Woods will be creating his very first in the competition, but is a two-time success of the Dubai Desert Classic.
Last period, though, he completed 'only' Last there, a ending 75 creating him seven behind success Alvaro Quiros, and was penalized for spitting.
Colin Montgomerie, for one, can see Timber continuous his resurgence this period, forecasting that he might even win two of this year's four majors.
'A Tiger Woods success at The Experts would be the best tale for golfing,' Montgomerie said.
And when requested whom he considered would be world variety one at the end of the period Montgomerie went for woods or McIlroy.
'He hasn't performed that much in the last two years and so can switch again up more easily because of how the ratings function,' said the Scot.
